Overview

• Kimmel’s Monday monologue said the MAGA movement was exploiting Charlie Kirk’s killing and suggested supporters sought to distance themselves from the accused, Tyler Robinson.
• Roughly 66 of about 200 ABC affiliates had threatened to drop the show, and Nexstar and later Sinclair moved to pull carriage before ABC announced the suspension.
• President Donald Trump praised the decision and said networks that constantly criticize him should have their licenses reviewed, pointing to FCC chief Brendan Carr.
• Entertainers including Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon, along with unions and civil‑liberties groups such as the ACLU, denounced the suspension as censorship.
• The Hollywood Reporter said Disney staff received threats and had emails exposed, and separate reporting linked affiliate decisions to pending deals needing FCC approval, including Nexstar’s bid for Tegna and Sinclair’s interest.